Manchester City vs West Ham prediction, H2H & Probable Line-ups – January 4, 2025
One of the Saturday fixtures of the 20th round of the English Premier League will be played at the Etihad Stadium, where Manchester City will host West Ham. I suggest a bet on the outcome of this match with good chances of success.
Match Preview
Manchester City is having one of their most challenging seasons in recent years. In the last round, they finally broke their winless streak in the Premier League, which lasted four matches (two draws and two losses). The team managed to beat Leicester 2-0 away from home.
Interestingly, this victory became only the second for Pep Guardiola’s side in the last ten Premier League games, which also included two draws and six losses. As a result, Manchester City occupies 6th place in the table after 19 matches, already 14 points behind Liverpool.
West Ham’s four-match unbeaten run in the Premier League ended last round after two wins and two draws. The Hammers suffered a heavy 0-5 loss to Liverpool at home, which marked their fifth big defeat of the season.
Currently, under Julen Lopetegui, West Ham sits in 13th place in the table, with an 8-point buffer from the relegation zone. The team continues to struggle with consistency, especially away from home. In the last eight away matches, West Ham managed only two victories and suffered heavy defeats by two or more goals to Leicester (1-3), Nottingham Forest (0-3), and Tottenham (1-4).
Probable lineups
- Manchester City: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Simpson-Pussy, Kovacic, Nunes, Savio, Bernardo Silva, Foden, Haaland.
- West Ham: Fabianski, Todibo, Kilman, Mavropanos, Wan-Bissaka, Rodriguez, Füllkrug, Palmieri, Scarrles, Bowen, Summerville.
Match facts and head-to-head record
- In the first-round away match, Manchester City beat West Ham 3-1.
- Manchester City has won the last five encounters against West Ham and scored three goals in four of the last five matches.
- The "Total Over 2.5" bet has won in the last four encounters.
Prediction
Manchester City is gradually getting back on track, and now they face teams from the lower half of the table. This is the perfect time to accumulate points, and our bet is on "Manchester City to win with a -1.5 handicap" at odds of 1.86.
